DESCRIPTION:
News about the climate crisis and its negative impacts has become more common and sometimes feels overwhelming. Many of us don’t see our organizations as climate funders or feel like climate change issues and strategies are separate from what we focus on. But climate change connects with everything we do from education to health, safety, addressing disparities and poverty and more. Climate change is already affecting the impact of your investments in the communities and issues you support.
While the challenge is great, there are strategies right now that funders can easily consider to help address climate change and protect communities often within your current funding model.
This gathering is for GOSW members who are “climate curious” as well as those already funding in the climate space. We’ll hear from community leaders working across the state who will explain some primary climate change and climate justice strategy areas and discuss how these may intersect with what you fund.
PRESENTERS
Jana Gastellum, Deputy Director for Programs at Oregon Environmental Council
Originally joining OEC in 2010 as its Climate Program Director, Jana later served as the Deputy Director position in 2019.
Jana has more than a decade of experience building coalitions and advocating for climate policies. She previously worked on the UN Foundation/Energy Future Coalition climate team where she helped launch the 25x’25 renewable energy alliance, a joint initiative with agricultural and forestry leaders. In 2013, Jana was recognized as a “4 Under 40” Young Clean Energy Leaders to watch by the Northwest Energy Coalition. She received a B.S. and M.S. in Earth Systems from Stanford University.
Donald Sampson, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Donald Sampson is the president of Seventh Generation LLC, a Tribal advisory and consultation company that works to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Tribal government and business operations. He has previously sat on the board of First Nations Development Institute and served as the director of Native programs at Ecotrust, a nonprofit organization founded in 1991 and based in Portland, Oregon.
Joel Iboa, Executive Director, Oregon Just Transitions Alliance
Formerly serving as the coalition manager at Causa Oregon, Joel is the first executive director of Oregon Just Transitions Alliance (OJTA), and has an extensive background in community organizing and leadership. Joel has developed coalitions defending the nation’s first sanctuary law as well as advocating for the passage of HB2015, making Oregon the 14th state to allow people without legal status the ability to drive.
Joel currently serves as chair of the Eugene Human Rights Commission championing two sanctuary resolutions as well as a resolution condemning white nationalism. Joel is the youngest person to be elected chair for the Oregon Governor’s Environmental Justice Task Force.
The proud son of immigrants, Joel was born and raised in Eugene and was the first in his family to graduate from college.
REGISTRATION:
Cost: Members $0 / Nonmmembers $25
This program is open to members and nonmembers. If you are not a member you may register by contacting Mark McCrary at MMcCrary@gosw.org.
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